The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved another leap in its quest for self-reliance in space, successfully launching the heaviest communication satellite ever lifted from Indian soil using its formidable heavy-lift rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3). Affectionately nicknamed ‘Bahubali’ for its sheer power, the LVM3-M5 mission placed the critical 4,410 kg CMS-03 spacecraft into a precise Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

Namitha Kumar

Namitha received a PhD in psychology from the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore in April 2016. Her research focused on the cognitive aspects of adaptation in disabilities like spinal cord injuries. She is a vocal advocate of disability rights. Currently she is engaged as research director at a healthcare not-for-profit working on care coordination, research and policy for  rare, genetic disorders. Namitha has a deep interest in the power of science for human good and looks forward to the positive applications and cures from gene therapy and gene editing. She has been a medical writer for Medindia since 2014.

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